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I thought the US was the land of Free Speech. And yet, when a guy speaks his mind he's burned at the stake. Of what use is that freedom, then? Or do you have to be poor and uninteresting to exercise it? Or only in front of your own mirror? So many paradoxes.

If the reference to Biden is the unacceptable one, I see President Biden daily expressing his thoughts on other world leaders, calling them names, saying who must die and who not, who is a good guy, who is a bad one. Is that Free Speech done right?

>>moltea+(OP)
Freedom of speech in the US protects you from government prosecution for speech, not from the criticism of people that don’t agree with your speech.

>>lxgr+c
If the government abstains from prosecution, maybe the people should abstain from the practice too, then.

>>lxgr+c
That's not what free speech is. It is a concept that lives far beyond what's written in a document.

You can violate free speech all day every day in full view of the world and them having taken very articulate notes on your violations and not see a single day in court or jail.

>>moltea+d1
So you don’t consider people’s criticisms of Tan free speech? Or does he only get that privilege?

>>supert+Wl2
That's a good observation!

But then, my criticism of the people's criticism of Tan's free speech is also criticized. And then we only get criticism of criticism and no actual productive dialogue. Or so it seems. Looks complicated. Where does it end?